sobrinho

Concepts

nephew

niece

brother-in-law

nibling

sister

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Synonyms

sobrinha

primo

Translations

neveu

sobrino

Neffe

nipote

neef

nebot

oomzegger

yeğen

برازا

filius sororis

ανιψιός

filius fratris

nebot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/soˈbɾĩ.ɲu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sōbrīnus

Cognate with Galician: sobriño

Cognate with Asturian: sobrín

Cognate with Spanish: sobrino

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sobrinno, sobrino (“nephew”), from Latin sobrīnus (“maternal cousin”), from Proto-Italic *swezrīnos (“of the sister”), from *swezōr (“sister”).
Cognate with Galician sobriño, Asturian sobrín and Spanish sobrino.